[Closed] Hazzah - DrP's "Brighton-London-Brighton" gravel ride is a go go... 9/9/17..

Likes.
Won't be attending mind but I support your never ending enthusiasm.

Appreciated 😉

Thought this would be your sort of thing??

DrP

I can't not rule out maybe considering coming this year.

It is right up my "thing" indeed it is. But I've let you down the last two years and decided to put you out of your misery before the day before.. if you get my drift.

Have fun, you always seem to and it's great hearing your stories.

I can't not rule out maybe considering coming this year.

I might possibly go as far as this.

Battered sausage?

Mostly..even chamois cream can only do so much after 160 miles....

Btw, I'll even extend food and lodgings at chez P the night before if anyone's traveling from abroad (I.e out of Sussex!)

DrP

It is right up my "thing" indeed it is. But I've let you down the last two years

+1.

I'd like to come...

I'd love to do that, but being now based in Derby rather than Crawley I fear it's unlikely to happen.

Good on you for organising what sounds like a cracking ride.

what sort of pace are you thinking of setting as you are no slouch

Granted I am not quite at STW levels of pie related unfitness but i wont be ever gracing the dizzying heights of a podium at a SS championship

Now I quite fancy a "gravel" bike to rationalise the current excessive pile of bikes.

It's a century and I've not done one of them before and there's some off-road (OR I could be a wuss and start at Clapham).

It's not THAT far away BUT 7.30 in Brighton is quite early.

It might be slightly less deranged than the idea of doing the SDW in a day and I might, just might, actually get some miles in before then.

BUT junkyard suggested you might be fit and I like pie...

Decisions decisions 🙂

Maybe this year could be the year of Brighon - London - Hayling. Having failed at this in the first year , then successfully completed Brighton - London - Brighton in year 2 . This might time to re-visit Brighton-London-Hayling Island.
As I do not own a gnarmac bike this will be on tarmac .
Its a good ride, the cafe in London is suitably bad and Brighton at 0700 is a sight to behold to us athletes ........

pace will be upper middling

Strava says last year's 260 odd km was 21.8km/h average...I think that's moving.

It was chatting and giggling pace, put it that way...

DrP

I'm in the Alps actually. So ahhhm oot sadly.

Good on you for organising what sounds like a cracking ride.

+1

What sort of time do you think you'll be getting to Clapham Common?

Hey hey..DrP giving this a bump!!

Just over 2 months to go... I'm crossing fingers the weather holds out!

Answering a few questions above...
I'm sure we get to Clapham about 1130-12....
A few people do meet us there just for the off road section..
If anyone just fancies the road ride up (very pleasant it is too..) then feel free to meet us in Brighton 🙂

DrP

I'm interested and will keep an eye on things, but can't commit until nearer the time when I know if the planets align in terms of weather, being injury free and family commitments etc etc blah blah.

Think 40c Nano's might be a bit draggy for the road jaunt?

Nuts (battered). Got holiday penciled in for that week. I'd be bang up for some Off Road action if we move it. Knees don't seem to like much more than about 60 miles at the moment.

Once again, I fancy the off road bit starting from near my house, but can't make it.

You'll all be too speedy for me anyway...

i'm still keen. thinking of drving from sarfampton. can i park at Adur Rec all day? for free? otherwise i might go withdean.

I don't want the extra miles from worthing, thanks 😉

I still haven't found a saddle comfortable enough for this length of a ride. 🙁

I have done some of the road bit with DrP et al and it is a reasonable speed (about 26km/hr) but tucked in at the back it wasnt so bad. There was no expectation to take a turn on the front. The solo ride home was a lot harderer!!

I will see if I can make some of the road bit again

[i]There was no expectation to take a turn on the front[/i]

on your part or theirs 😉

Mine for sure!!

Come on Wwaswas, your Cooker would be perfect for it!!

I still haven't found a saddle comfortable enough for this length of a ride.

I've got charge knife/ spoon on gravel/ road bikes. i like them. If i had the £ i'd be trying a brooks cambium C15.

[i]your Cooker would be perfect for it!! [/i]

if only the same could be said of my legs...

Think 40c Nano's might be a bit draggy for the road jaunt?

I hope not..'tis what I'm running...

Nice to see a few new names interested, adn a few old names still whinging 😉

DrP

Still a maybe, it's not long after SSUK so it's more likely that I may have some fitness if not gears.

Quick bump

SS championship podium?

I'm out.

You're going within about 1/3 of a mile of my house. This is tempting!

SS championship podium?

You're safe, I got cramp and opted to marshal/heckle.

I'm full of a horrible lurgy anyway, I kidded myself on monday that it was just horse-ness and whisky, turns out it's full on man-flu.

Someday maybe when I own a gravel bike...

Have fun

Can I bring a friend?
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Just out of interest, how 'off-road' is the off-road bit? 28mm GP4000s off-road, or super-tacky HR2 off road?

asking for a friend...

flange.. It's geax saguro type territory...
My 40c WTB nanos will be perfect - nil gnarly at all - thames link, a bit of forest trail, and downs link...

HR super tackys would be a nightmare. As would 28c raodie tyres!

fasthaggis - all i can hear in my head now is Kuvanu saying "I'm.....coming....to ride" in his gormless way.....!!

So this is still on... weather looking 'variable'... will see how the short range forcast pans out...

DrP

Lucky lucky best best of lucky y'all !!

Ok cool, thank you - will check with the boss tonight, may do the first half to Londres then ride back to Tunbridge wells...

flange - if you're doing the first half (road) then a roadie bike will be fine..i think TimP (no relation) is joining us for some of the road..

send me an email (address in profile) and i'll ping you my mobile number in case of running late..
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And of course, I'll have my trusty dynamo hub for phone carging duties en route, as always![/b]

DrP

Try and hide your disappointment - I'm going to give this a miss....
The excuses are too boring and numerous to list here.
Look forward to the post ride report - hope you have a great day!

Hmm... so the local and 'en route' weather HAS and will be, for the mild forseeable; terrible...

The road aspect won't be too bad, but the off road jaunt will now be a horrible boggy mess....
Looking out my window now i'm filled with dissapoint at the bloody British 'summer'..

Myself and Pictonroad have been what'sapping, and amidst the unimpressive genital photos he's been sending me we've come to the conclusion that PROBABLY this isn't the best idea... 165miles soaked and with gritty buttocks, for 'fun', probably won't be fun...

Also..it looks like it's just us two doing it anyway...

Hmm...will make a final call over the next few hours..

DrP

Well, if you do postpone, id still be interested in the re-scheduled event...

BBC forecast looks ok for tommorrow?

I was going to join you guys at the pier, but then peel off at Nutfield (Marsh) and take NCN 21 back via Horley, Crawley, Horsham picking up Downs Link at Copsale. 85 ish miles if you fancy a shorter route?

Marc.. replied...

Hmm..
[url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2647793?day=1 ]BBC weather for Guildford tomorrow[/url] suggests rain from 1500 - the evening... right as we'd be hitting the downs link..
Earlier rain for clapham too...

XC weather is pretty damming too 🙁

DrP

This doesn't look so bad - 1.2mm an hour isn't a huge amount of rain, and if that's as heavy as it gets... ?

http://www.yr.no/place/United_Kingdom/England/Cranleigh/hour_by_hour.html

hmm.. OK, I'm trying to convince Pictonroad that we just stick to plan, but accept that if the winging gets too much we call it a day!

DrP

Good luck on all counts - riding, rain and whinging.

A short spike of rain like that might miss you altogether anyway. I wouldn't can a ride on that basis. Wish I could join you for a slice. Have "fun"!

I'm calling it off.

I'm no fair weather Southern nancy (I rode this year's Pivot 12hr race 😯 ) but I don't fancy it.

It's not the weather, it's the route South, the tracks will be soaked, boggy and very muddy. We occasionally forget this biking lark is meant to be fun. It is a pleasant enough ride when it's dry and packed and you can fly along. It will be 6 hours of muddy spray, puddles and much tougher going.

Not for me, another time, another day, but not now. Nothing lost, the countryside will still be there.

James

Ok, agreed. Even if it's NOT actually raining on us, the ground will be horrible..

It's a shame, but a decision needs to be made...

James and I will be riding (on road!) to Eastbourne 7 sisters cafe for food, then back again....
It'll be dry, sunny, no breeze....

Likely to be at Brighton pier at about 0745 if there's any takers for that....

Sorry lads and lasses - I agree with James - I LOVE this ride, and would rather 'let it go' and do it in nice weather (with more available participation!) - maybe March next year (it's my burfday in march doncahknow)....

Sorry folks....

You wouldn't want my entheusiasm soaked and sodden!

DrP

Best call I reckon.. sad as it maybe.

Pissing down and windy just down the coast from you now with no break in the clouds.. and very wet.. you'll forgive me because I've just washed my car .. 😐

Eastbourne and back is about 50odd miles isn't it? Think I could probably squeeze all that in before my curfew of 12:30?

was going to message you Tim...
likely be at the pier at 0745..join us, I reckon you'll be back for then, us a bit later...

DrP

We will miss off the descent/climb to Eastbourne and stop for coffee at Birling Gap. 12:30 will be spot on.

Always good to ride through Peacehaven to see what life will be like after Brexit.

it's the route South, the tracks will be soaked, boggy and very muddy.

Fair enough. It's a lot easier to chuck around glib reassurances when you're not doing the ride.

do it in nice weather (with more available participation!) - maybe March next year (it's my burfday in march doncahknow)....

Mine too!

Although I did a slice from Weybridge this March and it was bloody horrible. If it's a dry March, I'll be keen!

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Hmmm, bookmarks thread and will review fitness c. march time before anything as foolish as putting my hand up for such an outing. Also notes DrP's pace - worrying.

Also notes DrP's pace - worrying.

I class myself as an 'easy going cyclist'....you ride at the group pace (unless it's a race..)
Hey, I even went for a ride with my daughter along the (dry) downslink last week and she kept up..
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Really this ride isn't a race - yeah we don't go at a snails pace, but the average speed is failry slow TBH! It's a good socail ride with chatting, cafe stops, snacks, photos etc etc...

Come along Yak - if you can race the BMs you'll be fine!

DrP

Ok - interested! 🙂

^^Carrying a selfie stick on the bike? 😆

Also looks like someone's been using Watchfinder...

Dez..it was a family bike ride chap!
I also had:
-snacks
-travel potty
-bunny
-Bing
-Pando
-welly boots

And a wife and son also in tow 😉

DrP

Also notes DrP's pace - worrying.

You know the P in DrP stands for pain right? Cos pain is what you will be feeling plenty of before the ride is over 😈

Ill be even fatter and weaker by march..... can do in a passat?

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Well, that wasn't bad at all. 8)

#nofilter 😆